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Founding Date:

November 12, 1922

Quick Facts

CHAPTER NEWS

Incorporation Date:

December 30, 1929

Flower:

Yellow Tea Rose

Colors:

Royal Blue & Gold

Motto:

Greater Service, Greater Progress

Mascot:

Poodle

Sigma Gamma Rho founder Vivian White Marbury (left), recives an award for 53 years of service, 1975. 

Sorority History

 

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was organized on November 12, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana by seven young educators: Mary Lou Little, Dorothy Whiteside, Vivian Marbury, Nannie Johnson, Hattie Redford, Bessie Martin and Cubena McClure. The group became an incorporated national collegiate sorority on December 30, 1929, when a charter was granted to the Alpha chapter at Butler University.

 

Soaring To Greater Heights Of Attainment Around The World, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., as a leading national service organization, has met the challenges of the day and continues to grow through Sisterhood, Scholarship and Service.

 

 

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Misson Statement

 

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority's aim is to enhance the quality of life within the community. Public service, leadership development and education of youth are the hallmark of the organization's programs and activities. Sigma Gamma Rho addresses concerns that impact society educationally, civically, and economically.

 

 

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Charter Date:

April 25, 1998

Omicron Nu, SIgma Gamma Rho, Duke

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